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nevver: Poorly drawn lines

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:54:45 +0400

nevver:

Poorly drawn lines

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Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:12:38 +0400

kellyangel: I made this long Twilight summary a while back but...

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:02:15 +0400

kellyangel:

I made this long Twilight summary a while back but I never shared the whole thing with you tumblr. I should probably point out that I’ve only seen 2 of the movies and not read any of the books so there might be 1 or 2 teensy errors….

His Unholiness GRRM.

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:58:48 +0400

His Unholiness GRRM.

Foreign Words We Could Use in English

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:41:37 +0400

Foreign Words We Could Use in English:

dduane:

nevver:

Kummerspeck (German)
Excess weight gained from emotional overeating. Literally, grief bacon.

Shemomedjamo (Georgian)
You know when you’re really full, but your meal is just so delicious, you can’t stop eating it?

Tartle (Scots)
The nearly onomatopoeic word for that panicky hesitation just before you have to introduce someone whose name you can’t quite remember.

Mamihlapinatapai (Yaghan language of Tierra del Fuego)
This word captures that special look shared between two people, when both are wishing that the other would do something that they both want, but neither want to do.

Backpfeifengesicht (German)
A face badly in need of a fist.

Iktsuarpok (Inuit)
You know that feeling of anticipation when you’re waiting for someone to show up at your house and you keep going outside to see if they’re there yet?

Pelinti (Buli, Ghana)
Your friend bites into a piece of piping hot pizza, then opens his mouth and sort of tilts his head around while making an “aaaarrrahh” noise. The Ghanaians have a word for that. More specifically, it means “to move hot food around in your mouth.”

Greng-jai (Thai)
That feeling you get when you don’t want someone to do something for you because it would be a pain for them.

Mencolek (Indonesian)
You know that old trick where you tap someone lightly on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them? The Indonesians have a word for it.

Faamiti (Samoan)
To make a squeaking sound by sucking air past the lips in order to gain the attention of a dog or child.

Gigil (Filipino)
The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is irresistibly cute.

Yuputka (Ulwa)
A word made for walking in the woods at night, it’s the phantom sensation of something crawling on your skin.

Zhaghzhagh (Persian)
The chattering of teeth from the cold or from rage.

Vybafnout (Czech)
A word tailor-made for annoying older brothers—it means to jump out and say boo.

Fremdschämen (German)
; Myötähäpeä (Finnish)
The kindler, gentler cousins of Schadenfreude, both these words mean something akin to “vicarious embarrassment.”

Lagom (Swedish)
Maybe Goldilocks was Swedish? This slippery little word is hard to define, but means something like, “Not too much, and not too little, but juuuuust right.”

Pålegg (Norweigian)
Sandwich Artists unite! The Norwegians have a non-specific descriptor for anything – ham, cheese, jam, Nutella, mustard, herring, pickles, Doritos, you name it – you might consider putting into a sandwich.

Layogenic (Tagalog)
Remember in Clueless when Cher describes someone as “a full-on Monet…from far away, it’s OK, but up close it’s a big old mess”? That’s exactly what this word means.

Bakku-shan (Japanese)
Or there this Japanese slang term, which describes the experience of seeing a woman who appears pretty from behind but not from the front.

Seigneur-terraces (French)
Coffee shop dwellers who sit at tables a long time but spend little money.

Ya’arburnee (Arabic)
This word is the hopeful declaration that you will die before someone you love deeply, because you cannot stand to live without them. Literally, may you bury me.

Pana Po’o (Hawaiian)
“Hmm, now where did I leave those keys?” he said, pana po’oing. It means to scratch your head in order to help you remember something you’ve forgotten.

Slampadato (Italian)
Addicted to the UV glow of tanning salons? This word describes you.

Zeg (Georgian)
It means “the day after tomorrow.” OK, we do have “overmorrow” in English, but when was the last time someone used that?

Cafune (Brazilian Portuguese)
Leave it to the Brazilians to come up with a word for “tenderly running your fingers through your lover’s hair.”

Koi No Yokan (Japanese)
The sense upon first meeting a person that the two of you are going to fall in love.

Kaelling (Danish)
You know that woman who stands on her doorstep (or in line at the supermarket, or at the park, or in a restaurant)
cursing at her children? The Danes know her, too.

Boketto (Japanese)
It’s nice to know that the Japanese think enough of the act of gazing vacantly into the distance without thinking to give it a name.

L’esprit de l’escalier (French)
Literally, stairwell wit—a too-late retort thought of only after departure.

Cotisuelto (Caribbean Spanish)
A word that would aptly describe the prevailing fashion trend among American men under 40, it means one who wears the shirt tail outside of his trousers.

Packesel (German)
The packesel is the person who’s stuck carrying everyone else’s bags on a trip. Literally, a burro.

Hygge (Danish)
Denmark’s mantra, hygge is the pleasant, genial, and intimate feeling associated with sitting around a fire in the winter with close friends.

Cavoli Riscaldati (Italian)
The result of attempting to revive an unworkable relationship. Translates to “reheated cabbage.”

Bilita Mpash (Bantu)
An amazing dream. Not just a “good” dream; the opposite of a nightmare.

Litost (Czech)
Milan Kundera described the emotion as “a state of torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery.”

Luftmensch (Yiddish)
There are several Yiddish words to describe social misfits. This one is for an impractical dreamer with no business sense.

All of these are spectacular.

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stayshie: hornbread: itisneverlupus: neither: 1800psychedelic...

Wed, 29 May 2013 21:24:30 +0400

stayshie:

hornbread:

itisneverlupus:

neither:

1800psychedelic:

‘Why would you want tattoos and crap they’re gonna look gross when you’re older’

damn punk since 1950

I really don’t think you understand the amount of would right now.

Always reblogging this old ass, dapper motherfuck.

Miles Better has to be the most handsome older man I’ve seen.

a storm of tears: Offensive Mistakes Well-Intentioned Writers Make

Mon, 27 May 2013 09:09:29 +0400

a storm of tears: Offensive Mistakes Well-Intentioned Writers Make:

embersalamander:

From Springhole.net [x] [x]

Food-Colored Skin

Not only is purple prose obnoxious; sometimes it’s downright racist. For some reason, writers have a fondness for describing dark complexions as “chocolate” or somesuch.

But wait, people like chocolate! What’s so bad…

sashayed: ping pong sushi cat!

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:00:17 +0400

sashayed:

ping pong sushi cat!

NooooooooOOOOOooooooooo!!!

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:51:56 +0400

NooooooooOOOOOooooooooo!!!

Movies vs Life

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:51:02 +0400

Movies vs Life

librarian-byday: I swear, I will do this every single time one...

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:27:18 +0400

librarian-byday:

I swear, I will do this every single time one of my little brothers graduates from somewhere.

Where in Tumblr is being Tumblred.

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:24:58 +0400

Where in Tumblr is being Tumblred.

melissathehuman: Arya and The Hound as My Neighbor Totoro...

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:19:20 +0400

melissathehuman:

Arya and The Hound as My Neighbor Totoro characters. Couldn’t identify the artist, but found via reddit.

Run Sophie Run [x]

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:11:18 +0400

Run Sophie Run [x]

thechroniclesofrin: dollyfarton: dangerousperson: blua: Tatto...

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:54:29 +0400

thechroniclesofrin:

dollyfarton:

dangerousperson:

blua:

Tattoos by Russian tattoo artist S asha based in St. Pete, Florida.

The whale one though oh my actual god need

holy shit.

woah

WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT?

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:52:00 +0400

tofeelsomethinginthenight:

What do you make of the Arya-Gendry shippers? The people who pine for a relationship between the two of them, because of their chemistry on the show?
Joe Dempsie: I think it’s that thing where everyone always has their first crush, and I think Gendry is Arya’s first crush, so I’d imagine it’s young girls, young women who are keen on this happening. It’s a romantic idea, and it’s a nostalgic idea as well, but I don’t know if it’s plausible for the story line.

source

totally tipsy right now, but i can’t deal with joe sinking the gendrya ship. damnit joe i need gendrya in my life. THIS SHIP WILL SAIL! THIS OTP IS CANON! WRITTEN IN THE FUCKING STARS. i can’t deal with you right now, joe. STAPH. GENDRYA 5EVER. and i am tipsy. so yeah.

sairobee: but i wanted to use that thing in my hands: a memoir

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:58:19 +0400

sairobee:

but i wanted to use that thing in my hands: a memoir